TEDxBeaconStreet Salon @ Franklin Park Zoo

Saturday, June 16th

The Tapirs are taking a vacation!

Join us on June 16th for our next TEDxBeaconStreet Salon where our speakers will be giving their talks in the Tapir Exhibit at the Franklin Park Zoo. All talks from the Tapir Exhibit will be simulcasted to the gorillas across the hall where you can watch their reactions to the talks as they listen.

Schedule:

5:00 – 6:00 pm | Checkin; check out exhibits (Arrive as early as 4:30pm to check out the rest of the zoo.***)

5:15 – 6:00 pm | Ideas in Action Program (Note: this will not be recorded.)

***Early Zoo Access: We encourage everyone to arrive early and check out the Zoo Exhibits. Your ticket to our event will give you full-access to the entire Zoo including the special animatronic exhibit prior to our event staring at 4:30. Access to the Rainforest exhibit where our event is being held will begin at 5pm.

On-site Registration:

Each of the two Zoo Entrances

Entrance to Tropical Forest Exhibit

Boxed Dinner + Drink Tickets:

Included with paid registration only (you paid money for your ticket).

If you used a free discount code for your ticket, you will have the option to buy a boxed dinner on-site at the event (subject to availability).

Adult box dinner will have several options for wraps including turkey and cheese, ham and cheese or a veggie wrap, plus chips, a fruit, a cookie and water. Also, adults purchasing the box dinner will get a ticket for a free beer. The children’s dinner will have a turkey and cheese or Peanut butter and jelly sandwich option plus animal crackers and a juice.

Directions

Venue

Franklin Park Zoo is a 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, long considered the “crown jewel” of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace Park System. The Zoo was founded in 1912 and was managed by the City of Boston until 1958, when the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), a state agency, assumed management. The MDC managed the Zoos until 1991, when Governor William Weld signed legislation to create the private Commonwealth Zoological Corporation (CZC). In July of 1997 the CZC changed its name to Zoo New England to reflect the regional appeal of the Zoo.